Tak selang lama setelah OS Windows 7 resmi dirilis Microsoft, banyak bermunculan perangkat multimedia yang menggunakan sistem operasi paling gress Microsoft ini. Satu diantaranya adalah Hewlett Packard (HP) yang merilis Tablet PC terbaru HP Slate 500, dengan sasaran utama kalangan bisnis.
Saat diumumkan awal 2010, Tablet PC ini diramalkan bakal menyasar konsumen umum dengan fitur bisnis dan fun. Namun, setelah HP resmi mengakuisisi Palm, pergeseran peruntukan pun mulai berubah, lebih focus ke bisnis. Sementara, buat umum dikabarkan bakal menggunakan WebOS dari Palm.
Untuk fitur bawaannya sendiri, HP Slate 500 dibekali prosesor Intel Atom Z540 1.86 GHz, chip Graphics Media Accelerator 500, layar 8.9 inchi dengan resolusi 1024×600 piksel, serta dua kamera, termasuk kamera sensor 3 MP di bagian belakang. Selain itu tablet PC ini juga dilengkapi dengan ‘HDMI dock’ untuk menampilkan gambar video ke televisi dengan resolusi ‘high definition’.
Menurut Carol Hess-Nickels, Director of Worldwide Business Notebook Marketing di HP’s Personal Systems Group, HP Slate 500 berbasis Windows 7 agar mudah diadopsi kalangan enterprise. Adanya support VPN (virtual private network) membuat karyawan aman terhubung dengan jaringan korporat.
HP Slate 500 akan segera dipasarkan di Amerika Serikat sehargaUSD 799 atau sekitar Rp 7,1 juta, belum ada keterangan apakah nantinya bakal dijual secara global.
Berikut spesifikasi lengkapnya:
| System features | |
| See detailed specs | US QuickSpecs » html » pdf |
| Operating system | Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 32 |
| Processor | Intel® Atom™ Processor Z540 (1.86 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache, 533 MHz FSB) |
| Chipset | Intel® System Controller Hub (SCH) US15W |
| Dimensions and weight | |
| Weight | Starting at 1.5 lb (Starting at 0.68 kg) |
| Dimensions (w x d x h) | 9.21 x 0.58 x 5.91 in (23.40 x 1.47 x 15.00 cm) |
| Memory | |
| Memory, maximum | 2 GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (Memory is on the board and not customer accessible or upgradeable; memory operates at the maximum system supported speed of 533 MHz.) |
| Storage | |
| Internal drive | Solid State Flash Module Up to: 64 GB |
| Optical drive | External USB 2.0 CD/DVD R/RW (select models) |
| Graphics | |
| Display | 8.9″ diagonal WSVGA wide-viewing angle touchscreen |
| Graphics | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 Broadcom Crystal HD Enhanced Video Accelerator |
| Expansion features | |
| Ports | 1 USB 2.0 1 combo stereo headphone/mic jack 1 integrated microphone 1 power connector/HP Slate Cradle connector |
| Slots | 1 Secure Digital |
| Audio | High Definition audio; Integrated stereo speakers; Integrated microphone; Combo stereo headphone/mic jack |
| Integrated camera | Integrated 3 MP camera; Integrated VGA webcam |
| Input devices | HP Slate Digital Pen |
| Communications | |
| Wireless | Integrated 802.11b/g/n + Bluetooth 3.0 + HS combo |
| Power and operating requirements | |
| Energy efficiency | ENERGY STAR® qualified configurations available |
| Power supply | 30W AC adapter |
| Battery type | 2-cell (30 WHr) polymer |
| Battery life | up to 5+ hours |
| What’s included | |
| Software installed | HP Slate Camera, EVERNOTE, HP Support Assistant, Adobe Reader, Adobe PDF |
